[Elecraft] scratchs on display

Michael Walker va3mw at portcredit.net
Tue Apr 14 21:59:54 EDT 2020


You will find that Colgate Tooth Paste has very fine Ash in it (or, it used
to).

I was shown that by an Aircraft Military Mechanic and they used it on
Canopies.

Mike va3mw


On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 8:27 PM Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> I think Brasso is too corse - it will polish metal, but the plastic is
> much softer.  Just my opinion.  If the scratches are deep, that may be
> the way to go, but you will need something less abrasive to polish it.
>
> Back in the dark days when I was repairing IBM typewriters, we had some
> plastic polish, but it worked only slightly better than a bit of oil on
> a cloth - rub with a bit of pressure and scratches can disappear - as
> long as the scratches are not deep.  The friction does the job.
>
> Go to your auto parts store and ask about plastic polish.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 4/14/2020 8:07 PM, Wayne Suite wrote:
> > I heard that you can use brasso and a soft cloth and lightly apply it by
> > massaging to remove light scratches I would try it on something else 1st
> to
> > be sure.
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